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ref·or·ma·tion
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counterreformation
a reform movement to oppose a previous one -
counter reformation
the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. -
protestant
any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church. -
protestant reformation
reformation (def 2). -
calvin
John, original name Jean Cauvin, Caulvin, or Chauvin. 1509–64, French theologian: a leader of the Protestant Reformation in France and Switzerland, establishing the first presbyterian government in Geneva. His theological system is described in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) -
church of england
The Church of England is the main church in England. It has the Queen as its head and it does not recognize the authority of the Pope.